Costa Rica vs United Kingdom: Share of household consumption in GDP vs. GDP per capita
Costa Rica
60.0%
in 2023
United Kingdom
60.5%
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
98th
United Kingdom rank
97th
Share of household consumption in GDP vs. GDP per capita over time
- Costa Rica
- United Kingdom
How they compare
United Kingdom currently reports 60.5% against 60.0% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 98th and United Kingdom ranks 97th of 184 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 7 and United Kingdom in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 94.8% | 71.6% | 23.2% | Costa Rica |
| 1960s | 90.8% | 68.5% | 22.3% | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 81.6% | 66.2% | 15.3% | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 74.6% | 67.5% | 7.1% | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 75.5% | 69.2% | 6.2% | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 70.2% | 68.2% | 2.0% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 68.6% | 62.4% | 6.2% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 58.9% | 58.9% | 0.0% | United Kingdom |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of household consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita, Costa Rica or United Kingdom?
- United Kingdom, at 60.5% against 60.0% in Costa Rica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of household consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita between Costa Rica and United Kingdom?
- 0.5%, with United Kingdom ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and United Kingdom?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and United Kingdom rank globally for share of household consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 98th and United Kingdom ranks 97th of 184 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of household consumption in GDP vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Household consumption divided by gross domestic product, expressed as a percentage.